MAZOOZ SEHWAIL - Montclair
MAZOOZ T SEHWAIL
64 E 54th St, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
sehwailm@mail.montclair.edu Tel: (973) 931-4359
EDUCATION
Currently Enrolled in the PhD program in Linguistics; Second Language Acquisition
The Graduate School, City University of New York
1990- 1993 M.A. in Linguistics New York University
1983- 1987 B.A. in Translation University of Mosul, Iraq
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Summer 2012 Summer Institute on online teaching: Montclair State University
Successfully finished a four-week courses that trains educators on online and hybrid teaching
Summer 1999 Faculty Development Seminar: Hudson County Community College
Participated in pedagogical course of seminars for faculty that discussed
numerous issues related to teaching and class management
2008 - Present Participating in various teachers’ development seminars and workshops
Montclair State University & Passaic County Community College
PROFESSIONAL SKILS Experienced in teaching online and hybrid class using:
Canvas, Blackboard Collaborate and Moodle
EXPERIENCE:
09/2008 – Present Montclair State University
Coordinator of Arabic Program (Dept. of Modern Languages & Literatures)
Responsibilities include overseeing the program of Arabic Language & Culture by coordinating with other instructors teaching Arabic, observing newly hired adjuncts & selecting textbooks
• Teaching all levels; beginning, intermediate & advanced in addition to various electives courses; Intro to Arab Culture, Spoken Arabic, Writing and others.
• Managing 6 professors including interviewing, guiding, instructing, observing and evaluating
• Created and developed new courses designed to meet the needs of the students and the program
• Developed and supervised an annual Study Abroad program (Montclair in Amman-8 weeks-9 credits)
• Increased enrollment of students in the program by almost ten times
• Assisted in founding and acting as the faculty advisor for the Arabic Studies Club (Al-Qalam)
• Language coach for a play “1001 Nights” directed and performed by the students and staff of the Theatre Department
• Developed (required & Elective) courses for a proposed major in Arabic Language & Culture
• Member of the Search Committee and Travel Committee of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
01/2008 – 12/2010 Bergen County College
Adviser to the Arabic Program (World Languages Dept.)
Developed all courses for an associate degree in liberal Arts/Arabic
• Established master syllabi for all levels for all instructors to follow
• Modify the program/syllabi when needed
• Assisted in finding and advising adjuncts
Instructor of Arabic Language and Culture
01/2008 – present Bergen County College
09/2006 – 07/2008 Passaic County Community College
Fall 2000 Queens College, City University of New York
Taught Arabic Language & Culture for speakers of other languages
Integrated Reading, writing, listening and speaking to facilitate students’ acquisition of the Arabic language and Arabic cultural
01/2013 – 042014 Editor of Arabic Tests for “LENS: Literacy Evaluation for Newcomer SIFE”
City of New York, Via the Graduate Center at the City University of New York
2001-2010 Freelancer Translator and interpreter
Academic translation and professional business translation for various companies, individuals and non-profit organizations; Hamilton Partnership, Midatlantic Finance corp., Greenwood Cemetery, the Islamic Center of Passaic County, WAFA House Inc. (Women Against Family Abuse), Saint Joseph Medical Center, Department of Community Development / City of Paterson, Paterson Community Health Center
Translating scholarly papers, official documents, websites, booklets, brochures, from English to Arabic & vice versa
Interpreting classes, lectures and workshops from Arabic to English & vice versa
01/ 1997 – 07/2008 Instructor of English as a Second Language
Passaic County Community College
Successfully taught Reading, Writing, and Grammar at different levels for a diverse, multicultural student population in a supportive learning environment
09/1998 – 05/2001 Instructor of English as a Second Language
ESL Dept, Hudson County Community College
Taught Writhing, Reading, and grammar at different levels for learner of English with different linguistic backgrounds
01/1999 – 04/1999 Language Coach
New York Task Force on Immigration Health, New York University, New York,
Trained English-Arabic Bilinguals on professional medical interpretation as a part of certification program at Lutheran Medical Hospital in Brooklyn, NY
09/1994 – 06/1996 Head of the Linguistic Committee in the English Department
University of Hebron - Hebron, Palestine
Advised and assisted professors of linguistics, Evaluated instructors, courses and material, and supervised students graduation projects
09/1993 – 07/1997 Lecturer of Linguistics and English as a foreign language
University of Hebron, Hebron, Palestine
Provided quality instruction for students outside the target language community
Books: In press: Iqraa: Arabic made easy. Expected publishing date June 2016
Conferences:
March 2015 Moderator of the panel: The Blended Classroom - Moving Beyond Traditional Classroom Barriers Best Practices, Resources & Assessment
The 4th annual Tri-State Best Practices Conference/ Secaucus, New Jersey
November 2013 The Impact of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process on the Education system
Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
Washington DC, USA
October 2013 The Influence of accurate Translation and the lack of it on Arab Americans:
from the beginning of 20th Century to the Present
Al-Najah University, Nablus – Palestine
March-April 2012 Conference organized by Montclair State University
“Justice & Civil Society in the Muslim World”
• Member of the planning/ steering committee
• Moderator of the panel: Creating a Civil Society through Education
• Moderator of the panel: The Spark that Lit the Fire: The Free Press and Social Media in the Muslim World
December 2011 Sponsored by BOGG Center UMDNJ, NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities & NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities
Arab American Communities & Disabilities: Getting to know you, getting to know us
• Member in the planning/ steering committee of the conference
• Interpreter for most sessions and workshops
April 2008 Including the Muslim World:
Solutions to Culture Confrontation in the ESL classroom
Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL) Convention
New York City, USA
Memberships and Associations
2014- Present Member of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
2013- Present Member of Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA)
1998- Present Member of TESOL (Teachers of English for Speakers of other Languages)
1996 – 1997 Member of NJEA (New Jersey Educators Association)
1994 – 1996 Member of IATEFL (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)
References:
Available upon request
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